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Troubleshooting
Ad
di
tiona
l In
fo
rm
ation
Tim
e
r re
c
o
rd
ing
The SHOWVIEW menu
or the MINUTERIE
menu does not appear.
• Check that OPTIONS PROG. in the FONCTIONS
AVANCÉES menu is set correctly (see page 70).
The VPS/PDC function
does not operate
properly.
• Check that the clock and the date are set correctly.
• Check that the VPS/PDC time you set is the correct one
(there might be a mistake in the TV programme guide). If
the broadcast you wanted to record did not send the good
VPS/PDC information, the VCR will not start recording.
• If the reception is poor, the VPS/PDC signal might be
altered and the VCR might not start recording.
Syn
c
hr
o
n
ized R
ecor
d
ing
The ENR SYNCHRO
button turns off while
recording or does not go
back to recording
standby mode.
• The tape has reached its end. Insert a new tape and press
ENR SYNCHRO again.
The Synchronized
Recording function does
not work.
• The connected equipment was not turned off.
Turn off the connected equipment and press ENR
SYNCHRO again.
• There was a power failure. Press ENR SYNCHRO again.
The programme recorded
with the Synchronized
Recording function is
incomplete.
• If the settings for timer recordings and Synchronized
Recording overlap, the programme that starts first has
priority and the second programme starts recording only
after the first programme has finished.
• There was a power failure. Press ENR SYNCHRO again.
Ca
nal P
lus
You cannot watch Canal
Plus programmes when
the VCR is in standby
mode.
• Check that DEC is set to OUI for this channel in the LISTE
STATIONS TV menu.
• Make sure the Canal Plus PERITEL cable is plugged
securely.
A Canal Plus programme
is always recorded
scrambled.
• Make sure the Canal Plus PERITEL cable is plugged
securely.
• Check that DEC is set to OUI for this channel in the LISTE
STATIONS TV menu.
Symptom
Remedy
continued